Meridian ends its regular season 11-9 (8-6 JPC) and will play Coleman in the first round of district play at Clare on Monday.

Houghton Lake won the junior varsity game 67-37. Blake Weakman led Meridian with 11 points.

COLEMAN - All 11 Coleman players scored as the Comets ended the regular season with a 69-13 win over visiting Ashley in Mid-State Activities Conference basketball action.

"They were pretty intense," Coleman coach Byron Schunk said. "We played pretty well and moved the ball up and down the court well, but I'd like us to take care of the ball a little better than we have been."

Coleman led at halftime 28-4 and after three quarters 53-7.

Adam Lawrence led the Comets, scoring 16 points and grabbing 10 rebounds. Cody Allen and Josh Lashuay added nine points, while Ryan Ward had eight rebounds and six points. Allen also finished with four assists and seven steals.

The Lancers trailed 63-62 with 20 seconds on the clock, but turned the ball over, allowing Bridgeport to go ahead by three. Peterson's potential game-tying 3-pointer in the final seconds bounced off the rim.

"We've got to figure out how to score one more point than the other guys," Bullock Creek coach Jim Parker said. "The kids played well enough to win."

The Lancers led 18-14 after the first quarter, but Bridgeport scored 21 points in the second to lead 35-34 at halftime.

Trent Way, Adam Rider and Kevin Allen all scored nine points for Bullock Creek and Way had a team-high eight rebounds. Peterson led the team with six assists, while Brett Burch had three steals.

"We just missed a shot here and there, but we just couldn't tie it," Parker said.

Kuddles Hopkins led Bridgeport with 20 points.

The Lancers end the regular season 12-8 and face Bay City John Glenn in district tournament action Monday at Essexville Garber.

"It was a physical game," Freeland coach Dave Franz said. "We played an excellent third quarter, but they won it at the end from the foul line."

After trailing 27-24 at halftime, Freeland built a 43-36 lead in the third quarter. The Falcons led by six, 49-43, with four minutes remaining but were missing key players due to foul trouble. Frankenmuth then ended the game on a 15-2 run, including several points from the line.

Frankenmuth made 14 of 15 free throws in the fourth quarter and 20 of 22 in the game. Freeland was just 9 of 15 in the game.

"D.C. (Sampson) fouled out with four minutes left and Sean Connon about a minute later," Franz said. "It was a very tough game, and hopefully we'll see these guys again."

Ryan Tijerina led Freeland with 17 points, while Jeff Griffin added 12 points and seven rebounds. Billy Glowacki led the team in rebounds with eight and also had three assists. Tijerina had four assists to lead the Falcons.

Freeland ends the regular season 17-3 and plays the Bullock Creek/Bay City John Glenn winner Wednesday at Essexville Garber in a district semifinal.

Frankenmuth also won the junior varsity game 69-66. Matt Ruhlman led Freeland, scoring 15 points.